Toy.



E. TURNER.

TOY. APPLICATION rum) PEB.14,1912.

1,030,437, Patented June 25, 1912.

um/M207 EMORY TURNER, OF PEACE DALE, RHODE ISLAND.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Application filed February 14, 1912. Serial No. 677,479.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peace Dale, in the county of l/Vashington and. State ofRhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in toys and my object is to providea device which is apparently a puzzle but which in reality is adeception and merely a toy adapted to afford considerable amusement tothe owner at the expense of others.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a device which isextremely simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and onewhich will effectively carry out the purpose for which the same isdesigned.

W ith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts aswill be hereinafter more PZLI'tlCUJtllly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure1 is a perspective view of the device; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection therethrough showing in dotted lines the position of the partsof the device when effectively operated.

In describing myinvention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and in which 1 indicates a block or body member of anysuitable size and shape, 1i referablyrectangular, which block or bodymember has one face thereof provided with a pair of longitudinallyalining sockets or cavities 2.

Extending longitudinally through the member 1 from the ends thereof andcommunicating with the sockets 2 therein are the restricted channels 8through which are slidably disposed the pointed or sharpened pins Thesepins 4 havingthe inner ends thereof provided with heads are of such alength as to project beyond the ends of the member 1 when said headsabut the walls of the cavities in which the channels terminate, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2, and engaged with these pins at the headedends thereof are the ends of a flexible connection 5, such as a cord orthe like. This flexible connection is looped about and engaged,intermediate of its ends, with the head of an eye bolt 6 which issecured in engagement with the face of the body member between thesockets or cavities 2 therein. The reaches of the flexible connection 5between the member 6 and the free ends of the same are engaged with therings 7 whereby it will be seen that as said rings are drawn outwardly,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the pins 4: will be caused to slideoutwardly in the channels 3 to cause the outer pointed ends of the sameto project beyond the ends of the body member 1.

The device is supposed to appear as a puzzle, the object of which is toremove the rings 7 from the flexible connection 5, it being of courseunderstood that the pins 4 are normally disposed in their withdrawnpositions as shown in full lines in Fig. 2. In an attempt to remove therings 7 from the device, the owner thereof will ask a second party tohold the member 1 between his two thumbs, at. the same time disposingthe openings or cavities 2 therein downwardly, whereupon a drawing ofthe rings outwardly, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, will cause thepointed ends of the pins 4 to prick the fingers of the holder, therebyaffording considerable amusement to the bystanders.

As stated, in applying the device to use, the cavities 2 of the block 1are disposed downwardly so that the holder of the latterwill not observesaid cavities to suspect a joke and while in the drawing I have showncavities of a fairly large size, the same may be reduced in size, ifdesired. In this con nection, it can be stated that various changes inform, proportion and in the minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sac1'i icing any of theprinciples of the invention.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple,inexpensive and eflicient toy for affording considerable amusement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A toycomprising'a holder having a pair of sockets therein and also providedwith longitudinal channels extending from the ends of the holder to thesockets, pins slidably mounted in said channels and adapted to projectbeyond the ends of the holder, and a flexible connection carried by theholder and having the ends thereof engaged with the inner ends of saidpins.

2. A toy comprising a holder having a pair of sockets in one facethereof, and also provided with a pair of longitudinal channelsextending from the ends of the device to said sockets, pins slidablymounted in said channels and adapted to project'beyond the ends of saidholder, an eye secured to the holder between said sockets, a flexibleconnection looped aboutsaid eye and having the free ends thereof engagedwith the inner ends of said pins, and ring members slidably engaged withthe flexible connection between the eye and the free ends thereof tooperate said pins.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atfix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

' EMORY TURNER.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN J. 'OBRIEN, WVILLIAM T. STEDMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

